Flaubert's Madame Bovary, Emma gives up playing piano when she realizes that she will never be able to play a concert on a "piano d'Erard," which Francis Steegmuller [Penguin] translates as "grand piano" [French Wikisource page 88]. References Grout/Palisca, A History of Western Music (4th Ed.) A History of Sébastien Erard Notes External links Pictures of Érard Pianos-scroll to bottom of page Photos and mp3 recording of 1890 Erard grand Centre Sébastien Erard Erard Pianos - The Piano in Polish Collections (historical instruments) 1752 births 1831 deaths Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French musical instrument makers Harp makers Piano makers Piano manufacturing companies Musical instrument manufacturing companies of France